Tag: Keith Brion

Podcast: Marching in true step. Sousa sounds through expert ears.

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As Naxos reaches Vol. 19 of its 23-volume edition of the music of John Philip Sousa, Raymond Bisha talks with the musical director of the project, Keith Brion, a world authority on Sousa’s music, who conducts throughout.   https://blog.naxos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8.559839.m4aPodcast: Play in new windowSubscribe: Android | RSS | More

Podcast: Percy Grainger’s music for wind band

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The Australian born composer and pianist Percy Grainger (1882–1961) maintained a lifelong affection for the wind band as a performance medium for his works. “As a vehicle of deeply emotional expression,” he once said, “it seems to me unrivalled.” Grainger’s initial commitment to the ensemble was hands-on: during a stay in London in 1901 he Read More …